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Quick facts for kids Sālote Tupou III | |||||
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Queen Salote in her coronation robe | |||||
Queen of Tonga | |||||
Reign | 5 April 1918 – 16 December 1965 | ||||
Coronation | 11 October 1918, Nukuʻalofa | ||||
Predecessor | George Tupou II | ||||
Successor | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | ||||
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Born | (1900-03-13)13 March 1900 Royal Palace, Tonga | ||||
Died | 16 December 1965(1965-12-16) (aged 65) Aotea Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand | ||||
Burial | Mala‘e Kula | ||||
Spouse | Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi (m.1916; 1941) | ||||
Issue | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV Prince Uiliami Tuku‘aho Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake | ||||
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House | Tupou | ||||
Father | George Tupou II | ||||
Mother | Lavinia Veiongo | ||||
Religion | Free Wesleyan Church |
Sālote Tupou III (born Sālote Mafile‘o Pilolevu; 13 March 1900 – 16 December 1965) was Queen of Tonga from 1918 to her death in 1965.
She reigned for nearly 48 years, longer than any other Tongan monarch. She was w